Meaning: Don’t boast even a little bit. Even if you have learned a little bit, don’t praise yourself anymore. If you are proud and complacent, you will definitely be unlucky. I have seen so many ancient and modern stories. As for things and books, knowing that to succeed in one thing requires humility, and to fail in one thing is due to luxury.
From: Chen Yi's "Seven Ancients." Don't stretch your hands"
Appreciation: Humility is a traditional virtue in China throughout the ages. Mao Zedong once said: "Mobility makes people progress, pride makes people fall behind." A proud person will always destroy himself in his pride. He blindly admires himself in the mirror, brags about himself, and only exaggerates and misrepresents himself when things happen. In the end, everything can only come to nothing. The great thing about a person is that he knows that he is insignificant. Franklin, the great American physicist, was diligent in inventions and creations throughout his life and won no less than a hundred titles. However, his tombstone was engraved with a few simple words he wrote for himself during his lifetime: Tomb of Franklin the Printer. "Only a humble mind like bamboo, a tenacity like a cowhide band, and a passion like fire can produce truly immortal art.
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Sentences with similar meanings: full of losses Modesty benefits.
Modernness benefits. This famous saying that has been passed down through the ages is deeply rooted in people's hearts. Complacency is easy to perish, but humility leads to prosperity. It talks about the eternal truth that many heroes and great men in ancient times and today have tested by themselves.
p>If it is full, it will harm the Qian and benefit. In ancient times, there was a kind of utensil called the Qianqi. This thing has an interesting characteristic. It will stand upright when it is dissatisfied, but as soon as the water is full, it will pour down and let the water flow out. The principle is that it is made of wood, with two small ends and a large middle half solid and half empty. The amount of water will affect its center of gravity. Only wood, which is lighter than water, will fall or stand upright. This container just explains how when we are complacent. When the container is full of water, there will be losses due to the water flowing out of the container. If the container is empty or dissatisfied, you can continue to add water. This is not the principle of loss and benefit through the ages. How many great men died not because of complacency, but became famous because of humility.